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Crumbed Eggplant Balls

Eggplant Meatballs (Eggplant Torta Balls)

Growing up in the Philippines one of my favourite Eggplant dishes was called Eggplant Torta. Essentially a grilled eggplant omelette, sometimes with added pork, and usually served with tomato ketchup or oyster sauce and eaten with rice. Eggplant Torta does not look very flashy, indeed it’s rustic and not something […]

Persian Eggplant Casserole

Persian Eggplant Casserole

This Persian Eggplant Casserole dish is one I cook often- we love eggplant any which way in our house. It has silky layers of eggplant and a rich tomato sauce which is made fragrant by subtle Persian spices of cinnamon turmeric paprika and most importantly the earthy smokey flavour of […]

Khoresh Bhademjun

Eggplant Khoresh (Khoresh Bademjan)

Eggplant Khoresh (Khoresh Bademjan)has got to be one of my favourites for cooking eggplant. Khoresh (translates to meal) is a generic Persian name for stews . It is traditionally made with cubes of lamb or beef, even chicken but it’s just as delicious without and makes for a great vegetarian […]